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Since last reported in GAIN, South Africa has not finalized issues related to its concerns over the trade measures that stop exports of U.S. poultry, beef, and pork.

Post forecasts that the 2015/16 MY raisin production will decrease by thirteen percent to 55,000 MT, following the record level raisin production of 63,000 MT in the 2014/15 MY.

The MY 2015 Turkish cotton crop is estimated at 370,000 hectares and 580,000 MT (2.6 million bales).

Turkish sultana raisin production is expected to decrease substantially in MY2015/16 to 196,109 MT which is even less than the production in MY 2013/14 due to unfavorable weather conditions...

Turkish subsidies to the livestock sector have risen in recent years. This report details the specific policies, rules and subsidy amounts.

The production area of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in South Africa was unchanged in 2014, at 2.9 million hectares, making South Africa the ninth largest producer of GE crops in the world...

For the 2015/16 MY, post forecasts that South Africa will return to be a net exporter of about 1.5 million tons of corn, as commercial production is expected to exceed 12.0 million tons...

Minister of Agriculture Kátia Abreu discussed expanding beef, poultry, dairy, fruit, and wheat trade with Russia, Myanmar, Japan, South Africa, and Argentina.

Turkey is implementing harmonized legislation according to the EU regulation No. 1069/2009/EC on animal by-products (ABPs) and its derived products not intended for human consumption...

This report includes basic trade data and detailed information on Turkey’s import specifications for live animals and animal products.